ICE MAKER WITH ROTATING ICE MOLD AND COUNTER-ROTATING EJECTION ASSEMBLY
摘要
An ice maker includes an ice mold and a sweeping element. The ice mold includes a plurality of cavities and is configured to be rotatable about an axis that is spaced apart from the cavities and extends longitudinally with respect to the ice mold. The sweeping element is configured to be rotatable about the axis and includes a shaft with a plurality of fingers radially extending from the shaft. Each of the fingers is configured to extend into a corresponding one of the cavities upon rotation of the shaft about the axis. During a harvesting step, the ice mold is configured to rotate in a first direction about the axis while the sweeping element is configured to rotate in a second direction about the axis that is opposite the first direction.
申请公布号
WO2011139600(A3)
申请公布日期
2012.04.19
申请号
WO2011US33561
申请日期
2011.04.22
申请人
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.;MCCOLLOUGH, THOMAS, WOODROW;YOUNG, EDWARD, M.;ARVIA, AARON